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The Rundown - Extended Family

With it being the holiday season, there's likely a chance that you'll be at a family gathering where you'll encounter extended family. Most of these people you know, but there could be that odd aunt, uncle, or cousin whose attendance at those family functions isn't as regular. That's what today's edition of The Rundown is all about - catching up with those former U SPORTS players who are playing in faraway lands, but still helped to build the programs into what they are today. I started thi...

3 months ago | 5 reads

Today In NHL History - Sedin Plays Puck With Head

On December 21st in 2011, Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin deflected a high clearing pass from linemate Alex Burrows past Detroit Red Wings superstar Pavel Datsyuk with his head, utilizing a soccer move rarely employed in ice hockey. Daniel's move decidedly raised the brotherly bar set by a stickless Henrik in last season's playoff against the Nashville Predators, when his fancy footwork

3 months ago | 9 reads

Today In NHL History - Laviolette Shoves Steve Ott

On December 21st in 2011, Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette shoved Dallas Stars forward Steve Ott aside upon being blocked from exiting the benches through the tunnel after the first period of play at the American Airlines Center. Afterwards, Ott outed Laviolette's actions as arrogant, adding "It's disrespect of our building, just let our team off, it's not that big of a deal."

3 months ago | 3 reads

How do the Oilers solve their David Tomášek problem?

David Tomášek has underwhelmed in the early going of his NHL career. Last year’s leading scorer in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), he signed with the Oilers in the offseason to give the NHL a go. He made the team out of training camp and started out in Zach Hyman’s spot on the first line,…

3 months ago | 1 read

Pre-Scout: Vegas looks for bounceback in Pacific showdown, but without Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore

Wrapping up Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said the Vegas Golden Knights will be an “ornery” mood for the Edmonton Oilers game tonight.  It makes sense why.  The Golden Knights got doubled up 6-3 against the Calgary Flames, snapping an eight-game point streak, and setting up a back-to-back where both Edmonton and Vegas…

3 months ago | 6 reads

Hockey At The Other Ralph

Apparently, I was asleep at the wheel in November because I missed a major announcement in one league. Normally, I try to keep up with most of the leagues around North America for their major stories, but this one appears to have skipped my desk despite it changing the map for one league. In saying that, it seems that there will be hockey at "The Ralph" next season, but this story has nothing to do with Grand Forks or the University of North Dakota. Instead, we need to look an hour east of Gra...

3 months ago | 0 reads

Colorado College Adding Former Pro Lindgren

Colorado College is finalizing the addition of 21-year old Mats Lindgren to its roster for the second semester, it has been confirmed to CHN, though the addition is not yet fully complete...

3 months ago | 1 read

Ask Dubey: Breaking down the Skinner for Jarry trade, favourite career memories, and more

What a week it’s been for the Edmonton Oilers. They pulled the trigger on trading Stuart Skinner for Tristan Jarry, had big wins against Toronto, Pittsburgh and Boston. They’ll head back to Edmonton for games against Vegas and the Flames before Christmas. Before we get to this weeks questions, let’s break down the big trade….

3 months ago | 13 reads

Scenes From Morning Skate: Are you panicking yet?

One week removed from trading Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick for Tristan Jarry and Samuel Poulin, the Edmonton Oilers placed their new goalie on injured reserve Friday. Three games. That’s all Jarry lasted before sustaining a lower-body injury in the second period of Thursday’s 3-1 win over Boston. He made 12…

3 months ago | 3 reads